1. THE USE OF INTERACTIVE WHITE BOARDS IN A HISTORY CLASSROOM
J. ENGELBRECHT

2. INTERACTIVE WHITE BOARD BRANDS
SMARTBOARD

3. HOW CAN EDUCATORS USE AN INTERACTIVE BOARD
The interactive board can be used in numerous ways:
PowerPoint Presentation
Drag and pull interaction software
Label diagrams
Teach Science and Mathematics
Vote and take multiple choice tests
Show video clips and DVD/videos

4. WHY USE AN INTERACTIVE BOARD TO TEACH?
Interactive boards cater for a number of modes of learning:
Visual – text, pictures, animation and video
Auditory – speeches, sounds, music, poetry, pronunciation
Tactile – physically interact with the board

5. MY IVESTIGATION: SHORTCOMINGS OF INTERACTIVE BOARDS
Smartboard software is not compatible with other interactive boards.
Educators need to be fully trained in technical side of interactive board use – interactive boards can do so much (too much?)
Transfer of skills from one interactive board to the next?
Can interactive boards be used for only simple activities/lower order thinking skills?

6. CONCLUSION
From a technical point of view the boards will need highly trained teachers and these teachers will need constant re-training to keep up with new trends/software.
No transferable skills from one interactive board to the next.
Also from a History side only small tasks can be done and no software for History teachers.
No need for interactive boards.